Dear Readers,
Hello, dear readers!
Perhaps it is because I have read too many inspirational stories. In the struggle against sorrow and despair, the lessons we learn through self-cultivation and reflection are far more practical and relevant to real life than the comforting words in inspirational books. Reading can also help us reflect and understand ourselves in advance. Perhaps the blunt realities and scattered flights of imagination are what people who have lived through a few stories all have in common. Those common threads seem to reflect the rebelliousness, maturity, and determination of those of us born in the 1990s.
As you read this book, you may see a sorrowful protagonist. You may see the misfortunes and hardships of the protagonist's childhood. You may see how little family affection there is, or how vast society can be. You may also see how the protagonist fights back against the odds and achieves their own ideals. But what I want you to see is a person: you and me, and how we cultivate our hearts. Even when life has treated me unfairly, my attitude toward life has never changed. Let us have the courage to face life, challenge injustice, and cry out against it. Let us wage war against the bonds that hold us back!
September 15, 2015
Written in Wuhan, Hubei
